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On The Cheap Alert: Amazon Prime One-Day Sale

Mordechai Osdoby — Fri, 23 Jan 2015 13:10:04 +0000

Amazon Prime is a heck of a thing. You get two-day shipping at no additional cost,video streaming, all-access music streaming, unlimited photo storage, and access to the Kindle lending library. It’s also not cheap, running $99 a year. Sure, that’s only $8 a month, but what if it were cheaper? If you sign up this Saturday, […]

HP Brings Quality To Budget Computing With The Stream Line

Mordechai Osdoby — Tue, 21 Oct 2014 14:20:59 +0000

For the last few months, there’s been a rumor that HP was going to announce a laptop for under $200. People were let down when the initial 14″ Stream was announced at the still-pretty-good-if-you-ask-me price of $299. It turns out HP wasn’t done just yet. It turns out though that the Stream isn’t a product, […]

On The Cheap: T-Mobile And BlackBerry’s Public Tiff Can Pay Off For You

Mordechai Osdoby — Fri, 21 Feb 2014 13:00:16 +0000

It’s sad when people fight, but when corporations do, the consumer can end up being the real winner. BlackBerry CEO John Chen called out T-Mobile, referring to an ad campaign as anti-BlackBerry for daring to suggest BlackBerry customers might want to trade their handsets in. Never mind that every company is basically doing trade-in offers, […]

On The Cheap: Kindle Fire HD Now Best Deal In Tablet Town

Mordechai Osdoby — Thu, 26 Sep 2013 21:51:07 +0000

Amazon’s Kindle line has long been a favorite of mine. Yesterday morning the e-commerce titan announced not one, but two new tablets, dubbed the Kindle Fire HDX. Both the 7.8″ and 8.9″ models continue the trend of being a brilliant choice for consumers. However, instead of focusing on the new OS, cool costumer service solution, […]

On The Cheap: Take Advantage Of WiMax’s Death And End Your Sprint Contract

Mordechai Osdoby — Mon, 17 Jun 2013 13:25:49 +0000

WiMax was supposed to be the future of wireless data. Instead, it tanked and the world has moved on to LTE. Sprint Wireless was the only U.S. provider to invest in the tech, and it’s due for shelving eventually. Sprint has changed contract terms reflecting this. The existing WiMax user choices are to transition to […]

On The Cheap: HTC Will Pay You To Buy The HTC One

Mordechai Osdoby — Fri, 03 May 2013 14:20:56 +0000

HTC was one of the first to join the smartphone party, which makes the company’s current lowest ever earnings even more disappointing. While Samsung and Apple battle for top dog, HTC has been putting out well-reviewed handsets and fighting for scraps. In a shot across everyone else’s bow, HTC is aggressively pursuing owners of existing handsets. This isn’t […]

On The Cheap: Google Play Gives You Gifts For Its First Birthday

Justin Davis — Wed, 06 Mar 2013 20:03:04 +0000

Today marks the first birthday of Google Play (even though it’s been around as Android Market since 2008) and the company is celebrating by offering you major discounts (i.e. free for many choices) on some of its most popular games, apps, books, books, TV shows, and movies offered through the store. Here’s a short list […]

On the Cheap: Crazy Eights For Windows Phone App Developers

Mordechai Osdoby — Tue, 30 Oct 2012 19:26:26 +0000

Windows Phone 8 is here and for the first time in a long time, the general public seems interested in a Windows smartphone. Microsoft has heard the complaints from Windows Phone 7 users who wanted more apps. The previous attempt at a mobile OS lacked such stalwarts as Pandora and, curiously as Microsoft owns it, […]

On the Cheap: Best Buy Knows You Try Before You Buy Online

Mordechai Osdoby — Fri, 12 Oct 2012 15:20:07 +0000

I learned a new term today — showrooming. This is the proper nomenclature for when one goes to a brick and mortar store to try out an item before purchasing it online. While the term is new to me, the concept isn’t. I confess to having done just that once or twice. Big box (shrinking) […]

Why You Should Not Get An iPhone Now

Mordechai Osdoby — Mon, 25 Jun 2012 17:30:58 +0000

I was recently asked the best place to buy a new iPhone, and my immediate response was, “Nowhere. Don’t buy an iPhone.” Before anyone accuses me of being an Android fanboy, please remember that I do not hate the iPhone. What I do hate is seeing people waste money. Simply put, right now, the iPhone […]